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On 21 October 1813 a very noble girl was born: Princess Josephine of Baden. This happy event took place in Manheim at the Grand Duchy of Baden. Family Her parents were Charles, Grand Duke of Baden and Stéphanie de Beauharnais. She was a member of the house of Zähringen. Love and Marriage On her B-Day in 1834 Princess Josephine of Baden married Karl Anton Joachim Zephyrinus Friedrich Meinrad, Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen. Children  They would have 6 children and some of them and her grandchildren became famous: * Leopold, Prince of Hohenzollern (22 September 1835 – 8 June 1905) he married Infanta Antónia of Portugal on 12 September 1861. They had three sons, including Ferdinand I of Romania . * Princess Stephanie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (15 July 1837 – 17 July 1859) she married King Pedro V of Portugal on 18 May 1858, without issue. * Carol I of Romania (27 April 1839 – 10 October 1914) he married Princess Elisabeth of Wied on 15 November 1869. They had one daug...

On 4 October 1830 the Provisional Government issued a declaration of Independence. Declaration of independence After Dutch forces were expelled from Brussels on 27 September 1830, the recently-created Revolutionary Committee transformed into the Provisional Government.  Source picture: Wikipedia There were only a few members of the Provisional Government: * Charles Rogier  * Emmanuel, Baron van der Linden d'Hooghvorst  * Félix, Count de Mérode  * Alexandre Gendebien  * Sylvain Van de Weyer  * André-Edouard Jolly  * Feuillen, Baron de Coppin de Falaën  * Joseph Van der Linden  * Louis de Potter  * Jean Nicolay  And so, the independence of Belgium as a state was officially declared on 4 October. The Congress Column is a monumental column in Brussels, Belgium, commemorating the creation of the Belgian Constitution by the National Congress of 1830–31.  own pictures taken in 2023 Afterwards In November 1830, the National Congre...